At a retreat focusing on crime and punishment Feb. 13-15, students in the Posse program along with their mentors discussed the U.S. prison and justice systems and ways to improve them.
To ease the pain of recovery following prostate cancer surgery, researchers have developed an innovative and patient-friendly approach that eliminates the use of a catheter. (Oct. 29, 2008)
Social misfits, rejoice. You might be more like Steve Jobs, Lady Gaga and Albert Einstein than you realize, if rejection boosts your creativity, reports a new Cornell study. (Oct. 17, 2012)
A team from Ithaca High School is among three winners in the recent Cornell CubeSat satellite contest, all of whom will have the chance to send their satellites into space on a NASA rocket.
The New York State Assembly has recognized Human Ecology student Jenna DiCostanzo '08 as a 'distinguished intern' for a policy analysis paper she wrote. (Nov. 4, 2008)
Black Lives Matter co-founders and organizers described the movement and what inspired it and helped it grow, at the annual Martin Luther King Jr. Commemorative Lecture Feb. 3 in Sage Chapel.
Two researchers in Cornell's Center for the Study of Economy and Society will study the current economic crisis as part of a new postdoctoral program funded by the National Science Foundation. (Dec. 15, 2009)
A graduate student planted red tulips in the fall; in the spring he took his girlfriend to see them blooming. It said, 'Marry me, Kelly.' She said yes. (May 30, 2012)
Passengers around the country submitted comments through Regulation Room, a Cornell-run site that gives members of the public a simple way to weigh in on proposed rules that affect them. (May 3, 2011)
Billions of engineered nanoparticles in foods and pharmaceuticals are ingested by humans daily, and new Cornell research warns they may be more harmful to health than previously thought. (Feb. 16, 2012)